News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22

| to make the best of the sltiwatiOn, SO
says:
'Oh, guess they won't be noticed
| But you must be sure and set with YOU
feet on the floor and drawed well bacl
under your chair, andyou mustn't on n,
count cross your legs; or, if you do, b.
sure and have the right foot on top"
Then had ter leave him. 1 was al
worked up, but managed ter finish m.
toilit with mothers help, and schen
was dressed I went into the spare cham
Der where the couples that was goin' t.
stand up with us was waitin'. | found
them all right, and finally Hannibal wa,
ready, and him and me locked arms ant
perceeded down stairs, followed by th'
others. Cousin Tripheny and R'ya
Hunt come fust, then Mandy Plymp
ton and John Ray, then Cousin Sera
phine and Star Chase; there were six Of
'em, and they made a noble 'pearance
| tew
Jest as we got on to the stairs and
Hannibal and me was most to the bot
tom, all of a sudden he claps his
hand to his head and whispers:
"Ruth Ann, must go back q min
ute; you wait right here"
"No, Hannibal" says I, pullin' him
along, ''you can't go back-how it would
look I"
But tell We I must and I will p
says he, jerkin' away and turnin' back.
The percessiOn stood stock still on
the stairs, and fust one, then
t'Other whispered down ter know
what was the matter, and the folks
in the parlor began ter peak out
and buz. / concluded as longs /
couldn't be married without Hannibal,
| might as well go and look after him.
Thinks l ter myself, "Who knows but
he means ter put an eend to his miser'-
BILE odd exlstencep So when he rushed
up the stairs and pitched head fust into
his room, wa MT fur behind. And
what did l see that great silly dew but
make dive fer the lookin' glass and go
through with the motions of 6rushtn' his
hair, deliberate and arnest, as if-wall,
as If he'd had sorle hair! For he's most
as bald as bed-pOst, and what hair he's
got laws down of its own accord as slick
as grease, all times! 1 lods mad. 7
snatched the brush away and grabbed
his arm.
Hannibal Hawkinsl" says I, firm
and determined, 1 tell ye; ssHannibal
Hawkins you come downstairs with
me this instant; I've had enough O. your
oddity fer one day! I've bore all L can
or viii, and when we're married I'll take
some o this nonsense out of We, or I'll
-IH see!" says /.
He glared at me as if he
neyer'd seen me before he was
so stonished, but 1 hauled him
back down stairs, and we all went into
the parlor at last and took our place in
front OF the minister. But it did seem
as if delays and bitches was to be the
order of the day, for jest as we got all
ready ter begin, the minister was called
to the door on important business that
KEEP him ten minutes or SO, and there
we stood in the middle O. the floor look
In at one mother and feelin' awk'ard
enough.
Among the folks invited to the we'd
din was old Aunt Betsey Griffin, deaf
as post, and settin' beside on her was
old Mis- Potter, and Mis- Potter d lost
her mind, In measure, as it were. [
knew 1t would please 'em both ter come,
SO invited EN-. Well, while we was
Waltln' for the minister and the room
was still as the grave, all of a sudden
Mis- Potter turned to Aunt Betsev and
screamed in her ear loud enough ter
wake the dead:
who did you say our Ruth Ann is
goln' to marry?" And Aunt Betsey
screamed back jest as loud, though Mis-
Potter amt deaf mite:
Mr.. Hannibal Ha,okins l''
Mis- Potter mods her head contented.
and sets and rocks for about minute;
then she leans over and screams again:
''What did you say his name was?''
Aunt Betsey tells her, and she mods
and rocks as before, but her poor old
head can't hold but one idee at once, so
she hollers third time, and says she:
What did you say her name was ?"
and Aunt Betsey answers patient and
loud:
''Ruth Ann Robbins !"
Everybody was laughin' by this
time, and / don't know how
long them poor creatur's would
a KEEP our names goin' back ards and
for'ards if the minister hadn't come in
jest then and put an eend to it.
The ceremony perceeded along smooth
and proper till Hannibal undertook ter
find the ring to put on my finger. Then
there was trouble. He flImbled fust in
one pocket, then another, took out
cigar, little box o matches, tooth
pick, penknife, horse-ches'n nut that
he alwers carries for rheumatic, and sew
eral other things-toOk 'em out one to
time, looked at 'em thoughtful and in
quirin' and put 'em back agin. Finally,
he dove into some place and took out a
little wad o paper, and all our sperits
revived. That looked more like, but
when he ondid it, out rolled dozen or
more sugar-coated pills on to the floor
He let 'em roll, and tried agin. This
time he tished out a small card that
,peared ter have some writin' on it. IT
found out afterwards that he'd writ
down on that card where he put the
ring, for fear he'd forgit, Jest as he had
When he'd read the card what did he
dew but stoop over deliberate and mil
off one o 'em dretful boots and shake
the ring out o the toe onti Then he
put his boot back on, and straightened
himself up as earn as if it was custom
ary and common for bridegrooms to
carry the ring in the toe O. their boots
and, takin' my hand, slipped the ring
on to my finger as graceful as Won
please.
Wall, L was thankful when it
was all over you'd better be-
level 1t hadn't seemed mite as
| expected. 1 supposed that the
thought of the great responsibility was
assumin', and one thing a mother, ,wonld
lift my soul and make me feel dretful
sollum and pious, but I declare to man.
| didn't think O nothin' from beginnin'
to end, but jest HannibaPs odd boots
and odd actions So little does it take
to keep woman's mind from soarin'.
After the ceremony we had cake and
coffy passed round, and then as the bells
was u ringin' we perceeded to the
church. 1t want but few steps, Jest
acrOs't the common.